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"Headcount" How Many Map Builders For Duke Are Out There
"Just A Map Making Descussion"

Hello I am a one of the newest members to the site and level builders in this community I was just wondering how many others decided to take the time and experiment with a map editor. For me I actually started in 2010 or 2011 but I never built a single level with the Build original editor by Ken Silverman because back in the old days I never knew how to get it running properly.

I remember the days where some online maps never used to have much detail and some of them didn't have a lot of textures that made any scene some were kinda random back then compared to now. Anyway I learned off Youtube. Mostly how to use Mapster32 I think it was the year 2010 or 2011, I am not even sure it that if the same teacher on Youtube is still even there. But just recently I brushed up on a pretty new video. I know it was not the same teacher "not sure" but starting was pretty hectic learning all the controls and tags is hard stuff the do but.

I like to create levels because once you learn the basics of level editing it starts to get fun from there.

For anyone who ever thinks of making their own levels to upload or even for themselves I highly recommend it, because once you learn it starts to become easier for you to use the level editor. But starting and to gain interest takes a lot of patients.

I think it'd be pretty difficult to get a head count of mappers. Not all the mappers here at Duke4.net visit frequently, plus when they do they may not see this thread. And of course not all mappers are on a forum in the first place.
Edit: Then you have the mappers that read this thread but don't bother to make a reply

I started roughly in 2009 though, but the majority of my work has been tied up in TC's, mods, or otherwise community projects such as CBPs and collaborative episodes.

Edit: Then you have the mappers that read this thread but don't bother to make a reply

or guys like me to lazy to finish maps and publish them properly. My latest excuse is the: needs to be on Steam to actually play new user maps. I'm sure I can figure out a work around, but then I would loose my excuse.

There's always me, but then again... take a look at my maps sometime, they're not that great. I've been working on one for a while now, hoping to get it done by Christmas, but maybe next year... My new computer died... But I still map, just taking my time now.

or guys like me to lazy to finish maps and publish them properly. My latest excuse is the: needs to be on Steam to actually play new user maps. I'm sure I can figure out a work around, but then I would loose my excuse.

the work around is simple just navigate to your steam apps folder, and copy and paste the duke nukem 3D folder onto your desktop. Then you run the naked Eduke32 or Mapster32 without steam. I have the 3D Realms compilation, and all my games are inside the Steam Apps foder, All you need Steam for is to download the games man

used to map *a lot* when I was younger, say age 15 to early 20's. then naturally started having less and less time due to adulthood, I still released maps for a while but at a slower pace (say one per year), contributed to a bunch of less time-consuming community projects (maps and episodes worked on by several mappers). nowadays I only have a macbook to work with which is really inconvenient for mapping, so I very rarely get to use the editor or even play the game. love it when I get too though.

I'd say I've released maybe 20-30 maps in total, but I've really made hundreds of them, lots of bad ones in my early years though. would love to get some action again !

The CGS forum is dead. You might get a post there once a month and half of those are from the admin.

There isn't really anyone (any of the 4 including myself) on the amcwebforums that doesn't at least occasionally check in at Duke4.net either. Maybe Mikko.

This makes me sad. I remember the days when this forum was so active and full of life, and now it's only a memory. I have a theory that cgs was more active because of the people who don't hang out anywhere else, and that's why the majority of people visited this forum. After DNR was shut down I posted my content on cgs for about two years before I moved here. But I think guys like Mikko, reflex and Fernando is still there.

I didn't hang out there because after trying to sign up for an account, nobody ever replied.

I just registered there at CGS and you're right, not too much going on. I checked over at AMC to see the old schoolers discuss some new releases, but nothing much is going on there either. Sometimes I'm jealous of the Doom community with its crazy popularity while Duke gets an odd gem once in awhile now.

What makes you say that? Sure, there'd be a fair amount of abandoned unfinished works sitting on peoples' hard drives, but very few mappers would finish a map and then not go through the small amount of effort to put it online.

What makes you say that? Sure, there'd be a fair amount of abandoned unfinished works sitting on peoples' hard drives, but very few mappers would finish a map and then not go through the small amount of effort to put it online.

Yeah I meant mostly the first part - I think a lot of maps exist in this half-finished/not ready for publishing state and are left like that forever. I could be entirely wrong ofcourse, I don't have any data to back this hunch up.

Yeah I meant mostly the first part - I think a lot of maps exist in this half-finished/not ready for publishing state and are left like that forever. I could be entirely wrong ofcourse, I don't have any data to back this hunch up.

It's only partially true. Sure, there's some amount of maps that was left in unfinished state, but most of the canceled maps often appear later as bits and pieces of other maps.

Interesting Question. I would say there are ca. 20 - 25 active mappers at the moment here. But i don't know how many mappers work for the AMC and in other projects and in other less known Duke Communities. I startet in 2013 with plug and pray remake and in the meanwhile I released...mhhh 9 maps i guess. I remember how bad my first maps were (The Airport X,Satellite Panic, Rennstrecken) but now I think it's ok but not perfect. I would say I'm an active mapper but on the other side I'm not sure if I will release more maps.